Arizona: Expect two batches of results: one around 9 p.m. ET tonight and another just after midnight. Biden currently leads by about 90,000 votes, but networks are torn on whether to call the state, given uncertainty about the partisan lean of the outstanding ballots. Georgia: We could get a complete …
Read More »Baltimore Becomes A Shining Example Of Black Voter Turnout
Written by Donna M. Owens Shortly after the polls opened on Election Day in Baltimore, Maryland, the music began: as people stood in line to vote, jams by Frankie Beverly and Maze, classics from Motown and hits by Michael Jackson wafted through the chilly morning air. Indeed, the atmosphere was festive. …
Read More »Mississippi Votes To Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag With Magnolia Design
Voters in Mississippi have chosen the state’s new flag after becoming the last state to get rid of the Confederate battle flag. The new flag includes a blooming magnolia surrounded by 21 stars on a red and blue background with gold vertical piping. The designs were picked by a state …
Read More »Mississippi Finally Votes for a Less Racist State Flag
Photo: Rory Doyle (Getty Images) Mississippi had long been one of the few remaining states to have Confederate iconography as part of its state flag, but that will finally change after voters selected a new design during Tuesday’s election. According to NBC News, the new flag, dubbed “The New Magnolia,” …
Read More »A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic
By early September, the pandemic faded to its lowest level since June, with the country reporting only about 34,000 cases a day. Experts warned that the winter months could prove catastrophic, but President Trump took a victory lap. The country was “rounding the final turn” on the pandemic, he announced …
Read More »Ritchie Torres Makes History!
New York City Councilmember Ritchie Torres made history Tuesday (November 3) night by winning his race to become the first openly gay, Afro-Latino person elected to Congress. In a heavily Democratic district, Torres competed against 12 candidates in the Democratic primary. And on election night, the New York Times projected …
Read More »Oregon Becomes First State To Decriminalize Hard Drugs
Oregon has become the first state in the country to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD. The Drug Addiction Treatment Recovery Act passed with a 59%-41% vote and will revolutionize the way the state treats drug addiction. “People suffering from addiction are …
Read More »Alabama Voters Approve Measure to Strike Racism From the State's Constitution…But a Lot of Alabamans Are Still Racist AF
Alabama Capitol buildingPhoto: Shutterstock On Tuesday, Alabama voters showed that many of them are genuinely interested in living in the 21st century by approving an amendment that could start the process of removing 119-year-old racist language from the state’s constitution. From the Montgomery Advertiser: As of 10:48 p.m., Amendment 4 …
Read More »A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath
To be clear, I never expected a Biden landslide in a country as polarized as the United States. I was a wet blanket even among my Never Trump comrades, holding out only the modest hope that Biden would recapture the states Clinton lost in 2016, and possibly flip Arizona. But …
Read More »Cori Bush Is Missouri's First Black Woman In Congress
Cori Bush is making history in Missouri as she’s become the first Black woman representing the state in Congress. Bush, a 44-year-old single mother of two, defeated Republican Anthony Rogers and Libertarian Alex Furman to win Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. After winning, Bush tweeted a photo of herself crossing her …
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